(a) the number of procurement centres set up by various procurement agencies during the last five years in Rajasthan alongwith the quantum of paddy and wheat procured, agency-wise and district-wise;
(b) the arrangement for safe storage of crops brought by/from the farmers, district-wise; and
(c) the quantum of paddy, wheat and other crops got destroyed in the absence of safe storage of procured crops in Rajasthan during the last five years, district-wise?
A N S W E R
MINISTER OF STATE FOR MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
(SHRI DANVE RAOSAHEB DADARAO)
(a): Food and Civil Supply Department of Rajasthan State has procured only wheat in last five years. Number of procurement centres, district/agency-wise is at Annexure-I and quantum of procurement of wheat district/agency- wise is at Annexure-II.
(b): The district-wise storage capacity for safe storage of crops in Rajasthan is at Annexure-III.
(c): During last five years, State Government of Rajasthan has not received any complaint regarding destruction of wheat in the absence of safe storage.
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Annexure-III
ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b) OF THE UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.133 DUE FOR ANSWER ON 02.02.2021 IN THE LOK SABHA.
District-wise storage capacity for safe storage of crops in Rajasthan
(in Metric Tonnes)
Name of district/year 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Ajmer 193430 203792 159716 144706 172031
Alwar 128220 129665 144585 146408 146665
Bikaner 180613 157338 120223 123648 124394
Jaipur 130567 140400 131900 141280 176287
Jodhpur 203795 141600 111740 111740 111740
Kota 268697 326851 411230 409083 454789
Sri Ganganagar 566886 580506 753711 731077 912816
Udaipur 191078 171063 185753 209082 225373
Total 1863286 1851215 2018858 2017024 2324095
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